"Sue H" wrote in message
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Wow; that sounds counter intuitive

I was wrong. A near mint Babe Ruth single signed sold for about $150,000 in
2005 and here is a link to a similar one that was going up for auction last
month, expected to go for even more than that.

http://www.memorylaneinc.com/carvellincoln.html

Single signed Lou Gehrig balls in near mint go for over $50,000. This one
was sold last year:

http://www.scpauctions.com/html/auct...7postsale.html

The most a 1927 Yankees team signed ball ever sold for was $37,000 in near
mint condition and it had Ruth and Gehrig on it along with the rest of the
team.

There are many other examples of a single player on a ball selling for more
than the entire team. A Clemente signed ball would sell for more in the
same condition than a Pirates team signed ball with Clemente.